July is just a few months away and with it comes the mother of all conventions, San Diego Comic Con. But before we dive head first into the insanity, we’re taking a moment to look back at past cons with a special 24-hour sale.

Not only are hard-to-get favorites included, they’re all 20% off! Some of these items are available in extremely small quantities, so there are no exchanges, refunds only. Here’s the full list of items we’ll have:

#TBT Convention Sale 4/2 9 a.m. PT – 4/3 9 a.m. PT

Masters of the Universe® Classics Goat Man™

Masters of the Universe® Classics Hordak™ with Imp

Masters of the Universe® Classics Mini He-Man® & Skeletor® Figures

Masters of the Universe® Classics Mo-Larr vs Skeletor®

Masters of the Universe® Classics Strobo

BATMAN Classic TV Series Batman™ Batusi Batman™

Batman™ Arkham Knight Batmobile

DC ComicsTotal Heroes™ Ultra Cyborg

DC Man of Steel™ Movie Masters® Superman™ vs. General ZodMovie Pack

DCU Classics Doomsday

DCUSignature Collection “Shazam!” New 52

The whole thing only lasts 24 hours and with limited quantities available, you’ll want to get there early to ensure the best selection. And remember, this is just the beginning of the 2015 con season and there’s plenty of big news coming so check back often!

I’ve had quite a few fans reach out and ask if I had heard any updates from Mattel on the shipping of the Doomsday Unleashed DCUC figure from MattyCollector. As you will recall the Doomsday Unleashed went on sale back in November as part of the MattyCollector.com BlackFriday/Cyber Monday sales. Then on December 1st Mattel posted the following message to the MattyCollector forums:

Just wanted to let everyone know that Doomsday is currently on his way across the Pacific to our distribution centers so he may ship to customers a little later than planned. We’ll ship them out as they arrive, so some customers may get theirs before others. All of them should ship before the holidays, but we’ll let you know as soon as we’ve got more information.

–Matty

Fans have been waiting for and asking for an update. News out of MattyCollector has slowed a bit since Scott/ToyGuru left Mattel, but I can assure you that things are still happening behind the scenes! The Matty division is still finding their legs a bit in this post-Scott world and communication is one of the things they are tackling now. As a matter of fact, today a new voice for Matty has appeared on the message boards that goes by the handle “Skeletor’s Love Child.” She just posted the latest update on the status of shipping of the figure:

Hi guys,

Customer Service has been getting a lot of inquires about the status of the Doomsday figures. Unfortunately delivery of Doomsday is currently being held up due to the strike at the Port of Los Angeles.

Though this situation is truly beyond our control, we realize that this doesn’t make it any easier. We are extremely sorry for any inconvenience this may cause, and promise to get you your Doomsdays as soon as humanly possible.

Skeletor’s Love Child (a Mattel employee and collector enthusiast)

So unfortunately that sort of thing that no one can anticipate or control. And of course that would affect the shipping and receiving of some items from Matty, possibly beyond even just Doomsday. As soon as we get another update from Mattel we will pass it along. In the meantime I would suggest patience. The figure is still coming and he’s worth the wait!

]]>http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/mattel-updates-fans-on-doomsday-unleashed-shipping-delays/feed/10Mattel Posts Details of their Cyber Monday Saleshttp://www.actionfigureinsider.com/mattel-posts-details-of-their-cyber-monday-sales/
http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/mattel-posts-details-of-their-cyber-monday-sales/#commentsSat, 22 Nov 2014 00:08:15 +0000http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/?p=110762This week MattyCollector.com posted the preliminary details on their “7 Days of Cyber Monday” sales. There’s a lot of information to take in and there will be a lot more revealed next week I suspect. But in the meantime see what we know about the sale below:

The Turducken of holiday sales is back and (if it’s even possible) better than last year. Our annual seven day sale is Early Access stuffed in a Black Friday sale stuffed in a Flash Sale stuffed in a Cyber Monday sale – and this year the whole thing is basted with free shipping!

Early Access 11/25

Tuesday, 11/25 at 8:00 a.m. PT to Wednesday, 11/26 at 8:00 a.m. PT for subscribers only

All Access 11/26

Wednesday, 11/26 at 9:00 a.m. PT to Monday, 12/1 at 11:59 p.m. PT open to everyone

Free Shipping!

This year, spend $99 or more in a single order and we’ll send the entire order for free via economy anywhere we ship.

What’s Available?

For starters, remaining customer stock of hot items from 2014 will be up through the entire seven days of the sale or until sold out. You’ll also want to keep an eye out for insane discounts on DC Universe (up to 70% off!), plus Ghostbusters™, Masters of the Universe® Classics, and Epic Creations™ cosplay accessories all at savings up to 20% off.

Want more? You can double-down on the Doomsday discounts… get the all-new Doomsday in his “unleashed” look at full price or the version first offered at San Diego Comic-Con wearing his prisoner suit at 10% off. Buy BOTH in the same order and you’ll get 20% off the pair of Doomsday figures! Combined with free shipping, that’s a deal even Superman™ can’t resist.

We’ll also have some highly demanded, limited-availability items. They’ll be offered at full price with no extra discounts, but you’ll save on shipping when you include them with your order.

Hourly Flash Sales Monday, 12/1

But wait… there’s more! Watch for extra tasty deals every hour on special items that will be available only during the flash sales.

Monday, 12/1 from 9 a.m. PT to 3 p.m. PT

The Legal Stuff

Mattel reserves the right to change the sale price at any time and all sales are final. All items are limited to stock on hand and many won’t be back again. Refunds only for defective items; no replacements or exchanges. Any discounts offered are not valid on previous purchases.

Okay, that’s it for now. See you on Tuesday and happy toy collecting!

]]>http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/mattel-posts-details-of-their-cyber-monday-sales/feed/2Mattel Video: DC Universe Update-Doomsday, Super Powers & Batmanhttp://www.actionfigureinsider.com/mattel-video-dc-universe-update-doomsday-super-powers-batman/
http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/mattel-video-dc-universe-update-doomsday-super-powers-batman/#commentsFri, 03 Oct 2014 20:53:48 +0000http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/?p=108603Here’s your close-up look at the vintage-style DC Super Powers Collection sculpted by the Four Horsemen with build-a-figure pieces to create Kalibak. Also check out Doomsday, the final figure in Signature Series line in special 360 degree view packaging and the Batman 1966-style cowl – perfect for cosplay or display.

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http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/mattel-video-dc-universe-update-doomsday-super-powers-batman/feed/9Geek Shall Inherit Episode 112 – How Hot Is it?http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/geek-shall-inherit-episode-112-how-hot-is-it/
http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/geek-shall-inherit-episode-112-how-hot-is-it/#commentsSat, 20 Sep 2014 01:35:07 +0000http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/?p=108139For all of you folks that have been asking for more toy talk on the podcast, then this is the episode for you! We talk a little bit of music, a little bit of catch up and then we dive deep in our plastic lives and talk toys. I don’t think we talk about a single move in this episode. See, we like to switch things up about every 111 episodes just to keep it all fresh!

AND as a bonus if you want to hear (and/or see) Daniel talk for another hour about comic books, TV shows and toys then check out his recent appearance on the “Drinking With Comics” podcast here!

]]>http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/geek-shall-inherit-episode-112-how-hot-is-it/feed/2DCU Doomsday “Unleashed” Is Coming: Get the Final Figure from the Four Horsemen!http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/dcu-doomsday-unleashed-is-coming-get-the-final-figure-from-the-four-horsemen/
http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/dcu-doomsday-unleashed-is-coming-get-the-final-figure-from-the-four-horsemen/#commentsSat, 06 Sep 2014 03:28:26 +0000http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/?p=107610Mattel posted a small update yesterday on the upcoming DCSC Doomsday Unbound figure, with a new press photo of the figure with the torn cape:

It’s the toy we never thought we could make, but it’s happening! In a final farewell to theDCUSignature Seriesand the Four Horsemen,Doomsdayarrives… bigger, badder, and totally “Unleashed!”

He was never supposed to see the light of day, but when the powers that be saw the amazing mock-up of this bad boy, they were completely blown away. We got the green light, and the Four Horsemen got to work. We’re stoked to offer this final figure to fans as we say goodbye to theDCUSignatureseries.

When he arrives later this fall,Doomsdaywill appear as he did in the best-sellingDCcomic of all time,Superman #75, where this menace from the stars killed theMan of Steel. This fully articulated figure stands 9” tall and in scale to the 6” tallSuperman™figure. He includes the shredded cape ofSuperman™, which is removable, and arrives in huge window box packaging celebrating the completion of the 6”DCUSignature Seriesline.

Check back for all the details when he goes on sale. In the meantime, you’ve been warned…Doomsdayis coming!

We were overjoyed at the news this week that DC fans would be getting one last figure released on MattyCollector at the end of the year. Ever since DOOMSDAY Unleashed was announced at the tier 2 figure for the 2014 DC Infinite Earths subscription, fans have wanted this massive Superman villain on their shelves. However we all know that the 2014 DC sub only reached 63% of it’s needed funding and did not go through. The Doomsday Bound figure was already in production and therefore was changed to be released as a 2014 SDCC exclusive. But the fans REALLY wanted this guy.

Every time they asked about getting him the answer back from Mattel was was always the same. We didn’t even reach the tier 1 minimum. Doomsday Unleashed was not coming. We were crushed. The figure was MASSIVE and was an incredible sculpt by the Four Horsemen. Fans lobbied for this figure every month since July 2013 in every monthly Q&A, on message boards, the Matty Facebook page, fans suggested every possibility, every angle and every scenario to get this figure released and each time we were told “can’t happen.”

It turns out the Matty team wanted this figure too and never gave up hope in still trying to find a home for this figure despite the line it was designed for was cancelled. They went so far as to design packaging to run it up to the powers that be at Mattel and DC Entertainment… and something cracked.

So how did this “never going to happen” figure get moved into production? We reached out to our old friend Scott Neitlich on the MattyCollector.com team, and despite him being on vacation, took the time to send us the answer to that perplexing question:

“So basically a toy we NEVER thought was going to happen. We’ve been trying to find a way to make this figure for years and just felt the line would not not be complete without him. Essentially we have tried every angle possible, from a sub incentive to a con item. Finally we just felt, “go for it” and mocked one up as a “looks like model” in package to demonstrate how great it would look as a celebratory item to honor the ending of the 6″ 4HM line. We really felt a line this great deserved to go out on a high note, even if the sub did not hit the minimum.

The packaging team went all out with an almost 360 window box including a slip case with original art by Dan Jurgens. The package comp with toy was just so beautiful no one could say no and we FINALLY got the green light!

Wow, I don’t think the team has ever tried so hard to get a single figure out. I couldn’t be more proud.

This will be without a doubt the final figure in the 6″ line, but what a way to end things?! Doomsday Unleashed will go on sale before the end of the year and will also include the ripped shreds of Superman’s cape wrapped around his hand (removable soft goods!).

The fans really showed there support and this is our way of saying thank you to our fans as DCU Classics/signature series heads into the sunset!”

We should be seeing Doomsday Unleashed for sale on MattyCollector.com sometime in December.

Thank you to Scott and the Matty team for fighting for this figure and making it happen!

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http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/doomsday-cant-be-stopped-unleashed-coming-to-dcuc/#commentsWed, 20 Aug 2014 23:08:32 +0000http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/?p=106974We didn’t think it would happen, we were TOLD it wouldn’t happen. Most of us had given up hope of it every happening. We were told not to want it or expect it. The DCUC line was DEAD. Over. 2 more quarterly figures, the Super Powers stuff and then lights out. Over, everyone head home, nothing to see here. But, behind the scenes Scott and the MattyCollector team was still working on a “hail mary” pass.

Just like the unstoppable force that was strong enough to kill Superman… the fans kept hope, they suggest ideas, possible scenarios under which it could still happen. They NEEDED one more figure…

One last figure for the 6″ DCUC fans the tier 2 Club Infinite Earths 2014 oversized figure… DOOMSDAY Unleashed!

There was a glimmer of hope earlier this week when an image of what looked to be a boxed sample surfaced and was passed around the internet, but even then the figure had still not been greenlit by the powers that be. It was still said this was a proposal mock-up that was presented to the licensors. Once again… hopes were dashed.

Celebrating the official end of the Four Horsemen 6″ DC Universe line, Mattel is excited to partner with Warner Bros. and DC Comics to bring you the long-in-coming “Unleashed” Doomsday figure! He will be available this winter in an amazing window box diorama as a standalone day-of purchase! Images and full details to come, but we couldn’t wait to share this news with our fans! This final figure will celebrate the end of a fantastic toy line.

Max Steel the Movie: Talent Autograph Signing:Cast and creative team from Dolphin Films & Mattel’s new superhero filmMax Steelwill be on hand for autograph signings Friday, July 25th. Come and meetMax Steeltheatrical writer Chris Yost (Thor: The Dark World and Thor 3, Marvel, DC, Image Comics), film director Stewart Hendler (Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, H+) andMax Steeltheatrical leads Ben Winchell (Max McGrath) and Ana Villafañe (Sofia Martinez). Fans can also receive a limited edition movie poster, and enjoy an exclusive display of exciting props and imagery from the movie including the public debut of the Max Steel and Dread armored suits! Check out @MaxSteelMovie on Twitter and Instagram.

Hot Wheels®Star Wars™:The collaboration of two epic forces begins! Hot Wheels® andStar Wars™celebrate an all-new line of vehicles and playsets due out later this year in an exclusive SDCC display. See amazingStar Wars™-inspired Hot Wheels® character cars and a world of replica diecast starships and playsets. And don’t miss the reveal of the life-sized, fully operational Hot Wheels® “Darth Vader Car” happening on Wednesday, July 23rdat the Mattel booth!

WWE® Superstar Autograph Signings:WWE Legend Hulk Hogan™ and WWE accompanied by Superstar Daniel Bryan® will be on hand for autograph signings on Thursday July 24th. In addition, WWE Continuing the autograph Smackdown, large and in-charge Superstar Big E™ will also be conducting fan signings on Friday July 25th —all happening at booth #3029.

DC Universe Classics:One of the most demanded figures in the DCU Classics Signature Series—Doomsday—finally arrives! On-sale at SDCC, this massive 9″ tall maniac had the ultimate face-off with Superman™ in the best-selling issue of Superman #75. For the first time in toy history, Doomsday sports his signature containment suit!

Ever After High:For the first time, the teenage sons and daughters of famous fairytales join the SDCC party. To spellebrate the occasion a unique student, Cerise Wolf, daughter of The Big Badwolf, will be on sale. Get your paws on her fast as pre-sale units sold out in only 28 minutes! Visit the Ever After High Booth for photo opportunities and be there Friday at 2:00pm for a signing with Shannon Hale, author of two Ever After High New York Times Youth bestselling books.

Mega Bloks Collectors Series Call of Duty® & Halo®:Mega Bloks will be giving away limited edition exclusive micro action figures at booth #3351, featuring first-time interchangeable armour and augmented pose-ability! Visitors can also witness the reveal of the world’s first Mega Bloks Call of Duty Signature Series set and visit the make-and-take station to build their very own unique SDCC souvenir.

Minecraft First Look:Get ready to dig in to the world of Minecraft! Teaming with Mojang AB, Mattel debuts a line of Minecraft-inspired items that bring the game to life in ways you’ve never seen before. Join on Sunday, July 27thfor autographs and photos with the one and only iHasCupquake!

Celebrate the 30th anniversary of one of the most iconic action starts of the 80’s – She-Ra Princess of Power! Swing by the Mattel booth to pick up our SDCC Etheria Invasion Hordak, the first ever released of She-Ra’s arch enemy in animation colors, including his sidekick Imp and EXCLUSIVE to SDCC, as a free gift with purchase receive Imp disguised as a Treasure Chest free! Also join us for an incredible She-Ra Cos-Play contest, collect She-Ra buttons and much more!

Two of the world’s top global entertainment companies have teamed up for the ultimate panel at SDCC. WWE Superstars and Mattel designers will talk about the all-new WWE Network and give exclusive sneak peeks of Mattel’s upcoming WWE figure releases! Incredible guest appearances: Hulk Hogan, Daniel Bryan, Michael Cole™, Paul Heyman™ and you never know who else may drop by. This is a panel you won’t want to miss, brother!

Celebrating its 6th year at SDCC, come get the inside scoop on your favorite collectable toys from Mattel: Masters of the Universe®, DC Comics™, Ghostbusters™ and more! Plus be there to hear the latest news on the future of MOTU Classics! This panel will also include an insightful Q & A with Mattel Marketing Manager Scott “Toy Guru” Neitlich, Mattel Toy Designer Brandon Sopinsky, Digital Content Strategist Eve Orio and special guests The Four Horsemen. If you go to one Toy Panel at SDCC, make it Mattypalooza!

We are Monster High! Don’t stop rockin’ your right to fright—we are Monster High! Rally with the coolest ghouls and mansters of Monster High to get a freak peek at exclusive scenes from the newest Monster High DVD, Freaky Fusion (this Fall from Universal Studios Home Entertainment), a never-before-seen webisode, and more! Plus, a live performance from the freaky talented Monster High voice actors, including: Erin Fitzgerald (voice of Abbey, Spectra, Scarah & Rochelle), America Young (voice of Howleen & Toralei), Ogie Banks (voice of Clawd), Paula Rhodes (voice of Sirena & Iris), and Stephanie Sheh (voice of Jinafire & Boolittle). Moderated by Emmy-Award winning Executive Producer of Monster High, Audu Paden. But that’s not all… our Monster High team is just DYING to share more secrets lurking the halls of Monster High! Garrett Sander, Rebecca Shipman, Natalie Villegas, Glenda Chiu, Ivy Bleser, and Scott Wilger (Monster High Toy Designers) and Eric Hardie (Monster High Copywriter) will reveal uhhh-mazing new Monster High ghouls and how they came to un-life!

About Mattel

The Mattel family of companies (Nasdaq:MAT) is the worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of toys and family products. Mattel’s portfolio of best-selling brands includes Barbie®, the most popular fashion doll ever produced, Hot Wheels®, Monster High®, American Girl®, Thomas & Friends®and Fisher-Price®brands, including Little People®and Power Wheels®, MEGA®Brands, including MEGA BLOKS®and RoseArt®, as well as a wide array of entertainment-inspired toy lines. In 2013, Mattel was named one of the “World’s Most Ethical Companies” by Ethisphere Magazine and in 2014 ranked No. 5 on Corporate Responsibility Magazine’s “100 Best Corporate Citizens” list. With worldwide headquarters in El Segundo, Calif., Mattel’s companies employ nearly 30,000 people in 40 countries and territories and sell products in more than 150 nations. At Mattel, we areCreating the Future of Play. Visit us atwww.mattel.com,www.facebook.com/mattelorwww.twitter.com/mattel.

]]>http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/mattel-celebrates-2014-san-diego-comic-con-with-hot-collectibles-and-fan-atic-festivities/feed/0Video: 2014 SDCC Figure – DC Universe Doomsdayhttp://www.actionfigureinsider.com/video-2014-sdcc-figure-dc-universe-doomsday/
http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/video-2014-sdcc-figure-dc-universe-doomsday/#commentsFri, 30 May 2014 16:17:55 +0000http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/?p=102515Doomsday is almost here! Scott Neitlich (aka Toy Guru) and Mattel packaging designer John Langston take you on a tour of this truly awesome figure and his packaging, an homage to the Superman, The Man of Steel #18 comic released back in November 1992.

Doomsday is available in July 2014 so click on over tohttp://ow.ly/xrfC2for details on how to get one for your own!

First, we start by revealing one MOTUC figure and one DCU figure right here, right now! Without further ado, meet…

Masters of the Universe®ClassicsHordak® with Imp

Celebrate the 30th anniversary of She-Ra® and Princess of Power® with the first-ever Filmation-style Hordak® figure! Inspired by his ‘80s animated appearance, complete with blue skin and interchangeable cannon/”human” arms, this figure includes a snap-on claw hand for his cannon arm and a Horde magic staff. Joining Hordak® is his sarcastic sidekick from the series, Imp, in his first appearance as aClassicsfigure.

Added Bonus Only at SDCC!When you purchase this Hordak® figure at the show or pre-order the figure to be picked up at the show, you also get a bonus “Imp as a Treasure Chest” figure! Packed in a separate poly bag (noton the blister card with Hordak® and Imp above), this special item is available only at SDCC and will not be included with the Hordak® with Imp figure sold at MattyCollector.com after the show. First come, first served. (Can’t see him? That scamp! He’s around here somewhere…)

This item will be available for pre-order at MattyCollector.com on June 24, 2014, to be picked up at San Diego Comic-Con and sold at the show. It will also be available at MattyCollector.com on August 5, 2014,withoutthe bonus “Imp as a Treasure Chest” figure.

DCU Classics Doomsday

One of the most demanded figures in theDCU ClassicsSignature Series finally arrives! This massive maniac had the ultimate face-off withSuperman™in the best-selling issue #75, and now, in his first-ever appearance as “prison suit”Doomsday, he joins ourDC UniverseClassicsline. Standing at over 9” tall with 16 points of articulation (16!), theKryptoniankiller arrives in his prisoner suit. (How in the world did he fit all of his spikes and bones inside that suit? Some mysteries may never be solved.)Doomsdaycomes in a custom window box that pays homage to the cover ofDC ComicsSuperman: The Man of Steel#18 (November, 1992), the issue where he made his first full appearance.

This product will be available for pre-order at MattyCollector.com on June 24, 2014, to be picked up at San Diego Comic-Con. It will also be available for purchase at the show, then at MattyCollector.com on August 5, 2014.

See Them at Comic Bug’s Free Comic Book Day Event 5/3

If you’re in Southern California, come to The Comic Bug store at 1807 Manhattan Beach Blvd. in Manhattan Beach, California Saturday, May 3, and get a up-close look at Hordak®, Imp, andDoomsday. Not only that, but Comic Bug is giving away thousands of comic books during their annual event that features a ridiculous roster of popular writers and artists doing in-store sketches and signings.For more info on Comic Bug’s event, click here.

Okay, Back to All the Ways We Love SDCC…

OnTuesday, May 6th, be right here when we divulgeone more SDCC item, then onTuesday, May 13th, we’ll havefivemore SDCC items! Not enough, you say? We usually save a reveal or two for when it gets closer to SDCC, and this year is no different.

Welcome to Action Figure Insider’s 9th Anniversary “Scoop Week!” As has been the case for the past eight years, on the week of our anniversary of AFi’s launch, we have a little something we like to call “Scoop Week” where we bring you a variety of exclusive news on all your favorite action figure, collectibles and toy lines. We reached out far and wide to a variety of companies that have been incredibly generous to give us scoops and exclusive news. We had so many responses that several day we will have multiple scoops so make sure you are checking back each day!

The scoops keep on coming! Even the weekend can’t slow us down. We’re SCOOP-CRAZY!! Here’s a scoop from our friends at MattyCollector.com.

Today we are going to look at Mattel’s DC Universe Classics/DC Signature Collection DOOMSDAY, which will be one of Mattel’s 2014 SDCC exclusives. I’m not going to go into the whole history of this figure, the Unbound version and the unfunded 2014 Club Infinite Earths DC subscription. All that is in the past and it will not change. The sub did not fund, but Mattel found a way to get the first 5 figures into the hands of collectors. Doomsday will be a con exclusive.

We’ve seen pictures of the figure before, but this is an exclusive first look at the packaging for this figure.

I’ve seen the pictures and the prototype for this figure at a couple of shows, most recently at Toy Fair, but it’s not until I had the figure in hand and put him next to other figures in the DC Universe Collection that I saw just how big this over-sized figure was. This is the size Doomsday needs to be. This is the size of a creature that could kill Superman.

While it might not be the version every fan wanted, as someone that originally read the Death of Superman story line as it was being published it’s still fun to get this version. I remember picking up the issues week after week, seeing the containment suit get damaged, and ripped but still not quite knowing that the creature underneath was going to look like. We have gotten a handful of Doomsday figures in the past. Kenner made a 5″ one in a 2-pack. DC Direct made a 6.5″ one sculpted by Tim Bruckner, and Mattel has made one before in their 6″ DC Super Heroes line, but this is the first time containment suit Doomsday that has been made into a figure.

In looking at the preliminary designs for this figure we know that it’s based on the oversized Kilowog body. I thought that the figure would use more of that base body and use the “over-shirt” /harness technique that Mattel uses so much on the MOTUC figures. That is not the case and there’s a lot more new tooling on this figure than I anticipated.

THE STORY

The Outer Mailer Box

The outer mailer box is black with a great red “Death of Superman” logo on the front and Doomsday’s bio on the back (since his other bio on the back of the main box is bursting off the page).

The Inner Package

Mattel always goes all out on their con exclusive packaging and Doomsday is no exception. The package looks a lot like the cover of Man of Steel issue #18. The wraparound image on the box show the destruction of Metropolis. Inside the destruction continues. The bubble of the box is cracked from one of Doomsday’s punches. The back of the box has Doomsday busting out and coming right at you!

THE FIGURE

COMPARISON

Regular 6″ DCUC Superman and 6″ DC Super Heroes Doomsday

THE FIGHT

DEFEATED

Doomsday BOUND will be available at the Mattel booth at SDCC 2014 and later on MattyCollector.com.

Thanks to Mattel for letting us give you an early look at the figure and the package.